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New York Post
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
East Hampton's LDV at the Maidstone hotel debuts luxe brand partnerships
Last summer, the 150-year-old Maidstone Hotel, located on Main Street in East Hampton, reopened its doors under the leadership of LDV Hospitality, the group behind NYC's Scarpetta restaurant and famed for its Italian luxury. The hotel, since renamed LDV at the Maidstone, introduced a daily aperitivo hour in the garden and rebooted the elegant restaurant to serve scrumptious Italian pastas. This summer, the Maidstone is bringing even more European elegance to East Hampton courtesy of new partnerships with Sézane, the French fashion brand, and Ginori 1735, a luxury Italian dinnerware company. 3 LDV at the Maidstone hotel will host a Sézane fashion pop-up in its back garden this summer. Letizia Cigliutti 'We want to bring this La Dolce Vita lifestyle to the Hamptons,' John Meadow, the founder and president of LDV Hospitality, tells Alexa. Sézane is setting up a pop-up shop in the hotel's back garden, behind the hedges, from June 20 to July 27. Visitors will be able to order a spritz or glass of fine Italian wine at the bar and shop a unique summer capsule collection (including the famous Justine basket bag) along with limited-edition items. 3 The hotel's recently updated restaurant will serve food on Ginori 1735's elegant Oriente Italiano plates. GLEN ALLSOP 'We went with them because they're young, fresh, fun, playful, whimsical,' explains Meadow. Hotel guests will also be surprised by Sézane products in their rooms. In addition, the hotel will be decked out with objects crafted by Ginori 1735, which is known for its colorful porcelain table settings and home decor. 'It's like Bergdorf-caliber, fancy China,' notes Meadow. Chef Jorge Espinoza, who runs the restaurant, has already been serving his famous spaghetti alla nerano on Ginori 1735's Oriente Italiano plates. This summer all food — both indoor and outdoor — will be served on the brand's tableware. 3 A scrumptions meal from the Maidstone. GLEN ALLSOP The company is also creating printed pillows, umbrellas and throws for the garden and setting up a pop-up shop in the hotel lobby for guests coveting the latest Ginori 1735 collection. 'I watched all last summer as guests would sit there and look at the bottom of the plates to see who made them,' recalls Meadow. 'Why not be able to allow them to bring those home, right?'
New York Times
27-05-2025
- Business
- New York Times
Marlow East Brings Southern Charm Uptown
Opening The South comes from the kitchen of Braxton Decker, a Virginian whose new restaurant is owned by the restaurateurs Elena and Dragan Ristovski, of Marlow Bistro on the Upper West Side. They bring Virginia oysters, country ham and pimento cheese croquettes, buttermilk fried chicken (off-menu, but always available) and deviled eggs to a light-filled duplex space; the bar is on street level. The beverage director Kat Foster, who has worked with the chef, devises drinks that sing of the South with elements like honey-butter-washed whiskey. (Opens Sunday) 1022 Lexington Avenue (73rd Street), 646-767-0123, Defying its underground location with effective lighting, Blue Peak Villa is a showcase for dishes said to hearken back to the Qing Dynasty, China's rulers from 1644 until 1912. The family of the executive chef, Jian Wu, cooked for an empress; he is serving aromatic Yunnan chicken with mashed potatoes, flamed golden eggs finished tableside, and caramelized pork ribs with black vinegar. On street level with a separate entrance (175 East Houston Street), there's Zhong Guo Xiao Long Bao, for soup dumplings, spicy wontons and noodle dishes. 200 Allen Street (East Houston Street), 917-717-1976, LDV Hospitality and the chef here, Francesco Battisti, can be forgiven for including trenette al pesto, a standard from a province well north of Rome, on a menu in an all-day restaurant that otherwise turns its focus on the Imperial city. Featured are pastas like cacio e pepe, carbonara and amatriciana, and also puntarelle salad, artichokes Roman style, pinsa pizzas, and lamb chops scottadito. Sleek décor with geometric pops of color define the former As You Are restaurant space. Ace Hotel Brooklyn, 252 Schermerhorn Street (Bond Street), Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, 718-313-3636, The four-year old restaurant run by the chef, Felipe Donnelly, and his wife, Tamy Rofe of Colonia Verde in Brooklyn, has undergone a refresh and has reopened with a new Latin American bistro menu (sea bream ceviche, spaghetti a la Huancaina) and brighter décor more focused on Latin America. Freehand Hotel New York, 23 Lexington Avenue (23rd Street), 212-475-1924, Italian Twinkies? Except that the rich filling oozes from the split top and isn't tunneled as with the Hostess snack cake, it's a close call. For Bauli, a company in Verona, Italy, that has been in business for more than 100 years and has been baking these since 2017, this is its first storefront and bakery in the United States. They are baked on premises and filled to order with creams in various flavors, plus toppings. 866 Broadway (18th Street), 646-368-9217, Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
